GPH282 Global Environmental Issues - May, 2012
Chartwells: Projects
Trayless dining has swept across college
campuses throughout America and is gaining
international attention. Tray less dining curtails
food waste, promotes healthier eating habits
through portion control, and reduces the
amount of water and energy consumption used
for washing the trays. Going tray less in dining
facilities is one way to combat food waste and
educate students about its environmental
impact.
Project Clean Plate is a
program which helps reduce
food waste in the resident
dining halls and creates
awareness among students.
Food waste is monitored at
the disposal area and an
estimate of wasted food is
recorded and posted in the
servery showing students
week-by-week results.
Trim Trax is a food waste reduction program
that is used to track, measure and reduce the
amount of kitchen food waste in facilities on
campuses. It is designed to increase operational
efficiencies and create awareness about reducing
food waste and its environmental impact. This
program has been extremely successful to date
and is used on all campuses where Chartwells
provides food service.